Asteraceae
Larkdaisy
Centratherum punctatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centratherum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 苹果蓟, 小苞苹果蓟, 菲律宾钮扣花, 蓝冠菊
- English
- Larkdaisy
- Indonesian
- Kancing lurah
Synonyms
- Ampherephis aristata Kunth
- Ampherephis intermedia Link
- Ampherephis mutica Kunth
- Ampherephis pilosa Cass. ex Steud.
- Ampherephis pulchella Cass. ex Steud.
- Ampherephis pulchella Cass.
- Amphibecis violacea Schrank
- Amphirephis pilosa Cass.
- Baccharoides brachylepis Kuntze
- Baccharoides holtonii Kuntze
- Baccharoides muticum (Kunth) Kuntze
- Baccharoides punctatum (Cass.) Kuntze
- Baccharoides violaceum (Schrank) Kuntze
- Centratherum aristatum Cass.
- Centratherum aristatum (Kunth) Cass. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Centratherum australianum (K.Kirkman) A.R.Bean
- Centratherum brachylepis Sch.Bip.
- Centratherum brachylepis Sch.Bip. ex Baker
- Centratherum brevispinum Cass.
- Centratherum camporum (Hassl.) Malme
- Centratherum camporum var. albicans (Hassl.) Malme
- Centratherum camporum var. camporum
- Centratherum camporum var. longipes (Hassl.) Malme
- Centratherum confertum K.Kirkman
- Centratherum fruticosum S.Vidal
- Centratherum fruticosum Elmer
- Centratherum holtonii Baker
- Centratherum intermedium Less.
- Centratherum longispinum Cass.
- Centratherum muticum (Kunth) Less.
- Centratherum parviflorum Baker
- Centratherum pulchellum Steud.
- Centratherum punctatum f. brachyphyllum Hassl.
- Centratherum punctatum f. foliosum (Chodat) Hassl.
- Centratherum punctatum f. punctatum
- Centratherum punctatum subsp. australianum K.Kirkman
- Centratherum punctatum subsp. camporum Hassl.
- Centratherum punctatum subsp. fruticosum (S.Vidal) K.Kirkman ex Shih H.Chen, M.J.Wu & S.M.Li
- Centratherum punctatum subsp. punctatum
- Centratherum punctatum subsp. viscosissimum Hassl.
and 9 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Macelo Costa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paula Romano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: luisgabriel007, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.